title: Triplet Josephson current modulated by Rashba spin-orbit coupling.
abstract: We study the Rashba spin-orbit coupling (RSOC) effect on the supercurrent in a clean triplet superconductor/two-dimensional electron gas/triplet superconductor (TS/2DEG/TS) junction, where RSOC is considered in the 2DEG region. Based on the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation and quantum scattering method, we show that RSOC can lead to a 0-π oscillation of supercurrent and the abrupt current reversal effect. The current direction can be reversed by a tiny modulation of RSOC, and this is attributed to the equal spin pairing of the TS order parameter and the spin precession phase of the quasiparticle traveling in the RSOC region. The RSOC strength can be controlled by an electric field in experiments, thus our findings provide a purely electric means to modulate the supercurrent in TS Josephson junctions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhuohui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chan